Memo scandal witness refuses to travel to Pakistan

The chief witness in a secret memo scandal that threatens to bring down the Pakistani president will not travel to the country to testify, claiming the government has set a trap to prevent him from leaving, his lawyer said Monday.

Six soldiers, 17 Taliban killed in North Western Pakistan clash

Six Pakistani soldiers and 17 Taliban militants were killed in an overnight clash in a northwestern tribal district near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday.

Pakistani deaths from bad heart drugs rise to 69

A senior health official says the number of people in eastern Pakistan suspected to have died in the last month from taking bad heart medicine has risen to 69.

Pakistan, U.S. discuss normal relationship revival

U.S. Ambassador in Islamabad Cameron Munter Tuesday met the Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and explored ways to "revive" normal relationship, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry sources said.

Pakistan PM Gilani drops criticism of the military

Pakistan's premier on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the military, moving away from remarks made earlier this month that it had acted unconstitutionally in supporting a court investigation of a controversial memo.